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Open Removal of Uterine Fibroids, Larger Case

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 58146

Surgery through an incision in the lower abdomen to remove fibroids, non-cancerous growths, from the wall of the uterus while leaving the uterus itself in place. This covers the heavier version of the operation, where many fibroids or a large bulk of fibroid tissue has to be taken out.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Open Removal of Uterine Fibroids, Larger Case cost?

$3,991

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,991 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,995 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,995$1,445 to $2,455
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$1,148 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $646 to $13,183Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $2,951
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,995professional $1,995

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,584.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,778.28
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$29,512.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,818.38
11 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$891.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$660.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$467.74

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 9.2 times more in Maine than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

North Carolina· 33rd of 51

$3,991

$1,995 physician + $1,995 facility

ME $22,965TX $2,508

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.